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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1986
The manual is intended to serve as a guide for local Florida school systems as they develop procedures for establishing special instructional programs for specific learning disabled (SLD) students. Section 1 outlines student eligibility procedures: (1) definition of SLD; (2) screening, referral, and student evaluation; (3) eligibility criteria and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Holowinsky, Ivan Z. – 1988
Preparation of special educators in Poland is discussed in the context of the history of Polish education, the development of special education in Poland, and demographic and cultural factors. Currently, there are more than 250 special schools for the mentally retarded, as well as a considerable number of special classes within public schools.…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Disabilities, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Schneider, Barry H.; And Others – 1987
This study examined social and personal concomitants of exceptional academic capability, specifically self-concept, peer acceptance, and attitude toward school, in the context of integrated or self-contained classrooms. The sample consisted of 354 gifted Ontario students from Grades 5, 8, and 10 (150 in self-contained classrooms and 204 in…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Age Differences, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Monroe, George E. – 1967
In exploring the bases of learning disabilities, the following areas are considered: a working definition of perceptual handicaps; the relationship of perceptual handicaps to IQ; diagnosing perceptual handicaps; effective learning experiences for the perceptually handicapped child; and recommendations for developing new curricula. The appendixes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Development
Ichikado, Keiko; Shinozaki, Kyugo – 1978
The development of social maturity, language, and arithmetic abilities was studied over a 3-year period in 103 mentally retarded children from high IQ (51-75) and low IQ (26-50) groups in special schools and special classes. Among findings were that the high IQ groups of both special classes and special schools showed much improvement over the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Arithmetic, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Arko, Dorothy N. – 1975
Project Success, a program of modified interdisciplinary instruction coordinated with special services, is considered to be consistent with the theory of individual differences and individualized instruction which is inherent in the philosophy of Bloomington Public School's educational goals and objectives. The project, which began as an…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, High School Students, High Schools, Individualized Instruction
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau for Mentally Exceptional Children. – 1974
The document presents selected California Education Code sections pertaining to programs for mentally retarded pupils. Major topics included are county school service fund, coordination of county special education programs, provisions for schools or classes, transportation, certification of funds required, county tax, admission and placement,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Exceptional Child Education, Financial Policy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1968
Written in both English and French, the directory lists special education facilities in 66 countries and territories. Stated for each country are responsible authority, staff, institutions, administrative functions, publications, and other public or private organizations concerned; in addition, a table shows number of public institutions, number…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Day Schools, Directories
Foshee, James; And Others – 1974
The second of two volumes presents descriptive and statistical data collected in a study to determine the impact of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) on special programs for exceptional children in 10 school districts and program development in five institutions. Case studies of the 10 districts give county code designation, date of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Equal Education, Exceptional Child Research, Financial Support
Folman, Rosalind; Budoff, Milton – 1972
Thirty-three low achieving regular class (RC) and 46 educable mentally retarded special class (SC) adolescents from a white, low-income, urban district were administered the learning potential measure and were interviewed to determine difference in attitude toward school and status as students. Results indicated that more RC than SC Ss saw a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aspiration, Attitudes
Silverstein, Leonard – 1975
Presented is an evaluation of a program in seven schools in New York City which provided 19 special classes for 174 doubly handicapped students--mentally retarded and severely physically handicapped--ranging in age from 5 to 21 years old. Among findings listed are that the 30 higher functioning Ss who were given the Wide Range Achievement Test did…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Mathematics, Mental Retardation

Hatlen, P. H.; Curry, S. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1987
The learning needs of blind and visually impaired children can be categorized into three groups: (1) needs met by adapting the curriculum; (2) needs met by changing the instructional methodology; and (3) developmental and educational needs unique to these students. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
Clemenz, Sean E. – 2002
This action research study examined how peer tutoring of students with disabilities causes changes in the attitudes of high school peer tutors. Data were gathered through surveys, interviews, and open-ended questions completed by 18 high school peer tutors. Results showed that the peer tutors involved held positive attitudes and beliefs toward…
Descriptors: Action Research, Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
This bulletin was prepared by a committee composed of teachers who have had extensive experience in teaching both aliens and native illiterates. The material may be of assistance to colleges, universities, and normal schools in giving instruction to those who are to teach elementary subjects to men and women; also that it may be found useful to…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Immigrants, Illiteracy, Publicity
Williams, Harold M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
The rapid development of special classes for middle-range, severely retarded, or trainable children has brought into sharp focus a number of relatively new instructional problems. What educational aptitudes do these children possess and what should be the objectives and procedures in teaching them? On the basis of the quantitative and experimental…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Federal Legislation, Special Classes, Special Education